{"name":"Seed Oil Tracker — Restaurant Chain Seed-Oil Grades","license":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Seed Oil Tracker (seedoiltracker.com)","source":"https://seedoiltracker.com/open-data","chain_count":38,"chains":[{"chain":"Butlers Chocolate Cafe","country":"IE","slug":"butlers-chocolate-cafe","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":0.663,"menu_items_scored":25,"cooking_oil":"no fryer; cafe drinks are milk and Butlers' own liquid chocolate (cocoa butter and milk fat), baked goods bought in from local suppliers; no oil statement published","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/butlers-chocolate-cafe"},{"chain":"Jump Juice","country":"IE","slug":"jump-juice","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":0.923,"menu_items_scored":227,"cooking_oil":"no frying: a juice and smoothie bar. Fat comes from fruit, low-fat milk and frozen yogurt, peanut butter, coconut milk, avocado and hemp protein per the chain's own recipe lines; oat milk (rapeseed oil) in the Iced OatLatte and Oatful Jumpuccino","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/jump-juice"},{"chain":"Costa Coffee","country":"IE","slug":"costa-coffee","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.011,"menu_items_scored":222,"cooking_oil":"No fryer. Costa Ireland's guide prints no ingredient statements; the bakery, bread and mayo fats are taken as rapeseed (Costa's UK and Ireland formulation, per the GB record: rapeseed in panini bread, mayo and dressings) with butter in pastries and sunflower oil in pesto fillings. Not stated for Ireland by the chain itself.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/costa-coffee"},{"chain":"Starbucks","country":"IE","slug":"starbucks","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.041,"menu_items_scored":334,"cooking_oil":"no deep frying; Irish guides print no oil, sister UK guides name rapeseed (canola) oil in dressings, spreads and baked goods (Starbucks|GB record); oat drink carries rapeseed oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/starbucks"},{"chain":"Bagel Factory","country":"IE","slug":"bagel-factory","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.346,"menu_items_scored":48,"cooking_oil":"not stated by the chain and no fryers (toasted bagels, melts, salads). Fat comes from the mayonnaise-based sauces (Caesar mayo, pesto mayo, Thousand Island, plain mayo), sausage, bacon, cheese and spreads; the mayo oil is unnamed and assumed rapeseed (Irish default). The 2020 allergen guide lists Kerrymaid and 'Golden Summer Spread' among ingredients","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/bagel-factory"},{"chain":"Insomnia Coffee","country":"IE","slug":"insomnia-coffee","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.436,"menu_items_scored":179,"cooking_oil":"No fryer and no published ingredient statements; bakery and sandwich fats are taken as rapeseed (Irish/UK foodservice norm) with butter, palm and dairy split by each item's printed saturates. Not a chain statement.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/insomnia-coffee"},{"chain":"Krispy Kreme","country":"IE","slug":"krispy-kreme","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.454,"menu_items_scored":90,"cooking_oil":"palm: the Ireland book's ingredient declarations give every doughnut as 'Vegetable Oil (Palm, Palm Stearin)' with palm/palm-kernel glaze shortening; fillings, icings and crumbs use palm + rapeseed blends; the oat drink contains rapeseed oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/krispy-kreme"},{"chain":"Caffe Nero","country":"IE","slug":"caffe-nero","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":2.148,"menu_items_scored":169,"cooking_oil":"no deep fryer; rapeseed oil in the breads, mayonnaise and most cakes, sunflower oil in the pestos and the Alpro oat drink (oat is standard in some drinks), palm in pastry and cake fats, butter in the croissants (per the chain's own ROI & NI Allergen, Nutritional & Ingredient Guide issued 09/09/26)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/caffe-nero"},{"chain":"O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bar","country":"IE","slug":"o-briens-irish-sandwich-bar","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":2.534,"menu_items_scored":45,"cooking_oil":"no oil disclosed; sandwich cafe with no deep-fried items on the menu (the Full Irish egg and hash brown are cooked on the griddle); PUFA comes mainly from mayonnaise, coleslaw, dressings and houmous, assumed rapeseed-oil based (the usual Irish mayonnaise oil)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/o-briens-irish-sandwich-bar"},{"chain":"Bunsen","country":"IE","slug":"bunsen","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.001,"menu_items_scored":28,"cooking_oil":"soybean oil: the chain's own allergen sheet lists 'Cooking Oil: Soya Oil' and marks all three fries (Hand Cut, Shoestring, Sweet Potato) and the bacon 'Soya Oil'","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/bunsen"},{"chain":"Musashi Noodles & Sushi","country":"IE","slug":"musashi-noodles-sushi","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.363,"menu_items_scored":132,"cooking_oil":"not stated by the chain (no ingredient, allergen-panel or nutrition document published); deep-fried starters, tempura and katsu assumed fried in a generic vegetable (rapeseed/sunflower) frying oil - best guess","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/musashi-noodles-sushi"},{"chain":"Circle K","country":"IE","slug":"circle-k","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.477,"menu_items_scored":72,"cooking_oil":"sunflower oil assumed for the deli fryer (low confidence: Circle K Ireland publishes no frying-oil statement; its own Mar 2026 in-store allergen sheet lists Smartbuy Sunflower Oil, The King Sunflower Oil and Lakeshore Rapeseed Oil among the deli's cooking stock, so the higher-PUFA sunflower is used per house rule)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/circle-k"},{"chain":"Nando's","country":"IE","slug":"nando-s","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.621,"menu_items_scored":179,"cooking_oil":"rapeseed oil in the PERi-PERi marinade, bastes, sauces, PERinaise, Spicy Rice, coleslaw and houmous; chips fried in a rapeseed & sunflower blend. Nando's Ireland does not publish ingredient statements online (the full ingredient book is kept in-restaurant per help.nandos.ie); this follows Nando's UK & Ireland's own UK ingredient statements, the same operating business, and is not stated for Ireland specifically.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/nando-s"},{"chain":"Pret a Manger","country":"IE","slug":"pret-a-manger","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.766,"menu_items_scored":217,"cooking_oil":"no deep frying (shops have no fryers); rapeseed oil in the mayonnaise, dressings, pesto and spreads, sunflower oil in roasted vegetables and crisps, per Pret's Ireland Ingredients List (chain-stated ingredients)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/pret-a-manger"},{"chain":"Subway","country":"IE","slug":"subway","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.961,"menu_items_scored":162,"cooking_oil":"No ingredient or oil statement in the current Irish documents. Sauces, mayo and bread fat read as rapeseed from the chain's own saturated shares (Lite Mayo Dip 4.9 g / 0.3 g, Garlic & Herb 8.4 / 0.6, Hash Browns 11 / 0.8); the waffle fries, nacho chicken bites and mozzarella bites are fried in an undisclosed vegetable oil (13-14% saturated). Best evidence, not a chain statement.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/subway"},{"chain":"Boojum","country":"IE","slug":"boojum","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.045,"menu_items_scored":93,"cooking_oil":"not stated by the chain: Boojum publishes an image-only allergen sheet and no ingredient or oil statement; tortilla chips are 'fresh-fried' in store. Rapeseed (canola) is assumed as the Irish/UK default fryer oil, with rapeseed/palm in the flour tortillas and rapeseed in the rice and dressings","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/boojum"},{"chain":"Supermac's","country":"IE","slug":"supermac-s","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.064,"menu_items_scored":74,"cooking_oil":"Prep ZT (via Frylite) heavy-duty frying oil: palm oil 70%, rapeseed oil 30% (Supermac's allergen guide Rev 17, Jun 2026, names 'COOKING OIL (PREP ZT. FRYLITE)'; the 70/30 split is AAK's own Prep ZT product specification)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/supermac-s"},{"chain":"McDonald's","country":"IE","slug":"mcdonald-s","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.117,"menu_items_scored":138,"cooking_oil":"non-hydrogenated blend of sunflower and rapeseed oil in the restaurant fryers (fries: 'Blend of Non-Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed)'; hash brown '(Sunflower, Rapeseed, in varying amounts)'; McNuggets/McChicken/Selects 'Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed)', each 'Prepared in the restaurants using non-hydrogenated vegetable oil'); rapeseed in buns, muffins and mayo dips; palm + rapeseed in the Apple Pie pastry and donut","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/mcdonald-s"},{"chain":"Chopped","country":"IE","slug":"chopped","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.454,"menu_items_scored":34,"cooking_oil":"not stated by the chain: Chopped publishes allergen matrices only (no ingredient or oil statement) and has no fryers; tortilla chips, crispy onions and falafel are bought in. Dressings (Caesar, light mayo, chipotle Mexican, creamy red pesto, satay) assumed made on rapeseed oil, the Irish default","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/chopped"},{"chain":"Centra","country":"IE","slug":"centra","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.474,"menu_items_scored":64,"cooking_oil":"sunflower oil assumed for the deli fryer (low confidence: Centra publishes no frying-oil statement and no deli nutrition; each store is independently owned. Its sister Musgrave-supplied forecourt deli, Circle K Ireland, lists sunflower and rapeseed oils as deli cooking stock, so the higher-PUFA sunflower is used per house rule)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/centra"},{"chain":"Burger King","country":"IE","slug":"burger-king","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.554,"menu_items_scored":132,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed by Burger King Ireland; fries and onion rings print 22-29% saturates (palm-containing blend implied), chicken items 10-16% (rapeseed / sunflower-consistent fryer)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/burger-king"},{"chain":"Milano","country":"IE","slug":"milano","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.925,"menu_items_scored":348,"cooking_oil":"Ireland fryer oil not named by Milano; estimated as rapeseed (canola) oil, following PizzaExpress (Milano's owner, same recipe system) whose UK documents name rapeseed oil for the fried starters. Milano's own Ireland allergen guide (September 2026 V1) names a sunflower and extra virgin olive oil blend and an in-house garlic oil (sunflower in the PizzaExpress recipe) used on Padana, Fiorentina, Giardiniera and Pollo ad Astra; garlic butter and pesto also carry sunflower oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/milano"},{"chain":"Pizza Hut","country":"IE","slug":"pizza-hut","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.189,"menu_items_scored":131,"cooking_oil":"rapeseed oil for frying, per Pizza Hut Delivery Ireland's own ingredient list ('Rapeseed Oil (for frying) Rapeseed oil, Antifoaming Agent (E900)'); rapeseed oil in the dough base and the vegetable oil spray; fries and wedges arrive pre-fried in sunflower oil; chicken strip breadcrumb carries refined soybean oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/pizza-hut"},{"chain":"Zambrero","country":"IE","slug":"zambrero","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.456,"menu_items_scored":83,"cooking_oil":"no deep fryer and no frying oil named; the corn chips are bought in (Blanco Nino, sunflower oil per the brand's ingredient statement cited for the UK sibling) and drive the PUFA of nachos and chips; the chipotle/garlic/basilo sauces run about 8% saturated in the chain's own sheet, a rapeseed-mayonnaise signature; tortillas run about 46% saturated (palm-type fat)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/zambrero"},{"chain":"Eddie Rocket's","country":"IE","slug":"eddie-rocket-s","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.552,"menu_items_scored":125,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed (the chain publishes allergen sheets only, no ingredient or oil statement); assumed a rapeseed / sunflower vegetable frying oil, the usual Irish fryer oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/eddie-rocket-s"},{"chain":"KFC","country":"IE","slug":"kfc","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.794,"menu_items_scored":132,"cooking_oil":"vegetable oil: sunflower and rapeseed in varying proportions (KFC UK&I Signature Fries ingredient line); the August 2026 UK&I guide names only a shared \"vegetable oil\" for fries, hash browns, popcorn chicken and bites, grade undisclosed","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/kfc"},{"chain":"Five Guys","country":"IE","slug":"five-guys","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.013,"menu_items_scored":37,"cooking_oil":"refined peanut oil, the only fryer oil (fries are the only fried item), stated by the chain ('FRIES - COOKED IN PEANUT OIL' in the Irish guide); buns use a palm/rapeseed vegetable fat; the burger-topping mayonnaise prints soy oil 80%","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/five-guys"},{"chain":"Taco Bell","country":"IE","slug":"taco-bell","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.829,"menu_items_scored":98,"cooking_oil":"vegetable oil in a shared fryer (fries, chips, shells, tenders, twists, churros); the Irish chart and site do not name the oil, only 'common fryer oil' - the UK sister site names a sunflower/safflower/rapeseed blend, not stated for Ireland","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/taco-bell"},{"chain":"Four Star Pizza","country":"IE","slug":"four-star-pizza","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":7.641,"menu_items_scored":233,"cooking_oil":"no frying oil stated; the chain's own allergen list (FSR-10, valid from 1 July 2026) names rapeseed oil as a pizza dough ingredient; sides are frozen pre-fried McCain (impinger-oven) fries, baked wedges and roasted wings finished in pizza ovens, and the Bun Bros menu uses Lutosa/Aviko fries and battered onion rings; the par-fry oil is not named, scored as sunflower/rapeseed per higher-PUFA-wins","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/four-star-pizza"},{"chain":"Domino's","country":"IE","slug":"domino-s","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":7.908,"menu_items_scored":346,"cooking_oil":"rapeseed oil in pizza bases and dips; vegetable oils (sunflower, rapeseed) for fries and wedges; soya bean oil for frying coated chicken (palm in coatings); per Domino's UK & ROI ingredients and allergens guide, 1 Oct 2026","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/domino-s"},{"chain":"Apache Pizza","country":"IE","slug":"apache-pizza","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":7.982,"menu_items_scored":123,"cooking_oil":"Store fryer: 'Oil (blended vegetable oil [soya])' on every fried item in the chain's own September 2026 Ingredient and Allergen Booklet (chips, loaded fries, wings, goujons, onion rings, churros, spice box); the chips arrive par-fried in rapeseed/sunflower. Pizza base and tomato sauce carry sunflower oil; garlic butter is rapeseed + palm; mayo dips and drizzles are rapeseed.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/apache-pizza"},{"chain":"Abrakebabra","country":"IE","slug":"abrakebabra","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":7.995,"menu_items_scored":59,"cooking_oil":"vegetable frying oil, type not disclosed (no oil named on the menu, the allergen guide or any chain page); scored as unspecified vegetable oil per higher-PUFA-wins; garlic sauce, mayonnaise and sriracha mayo assumed rapeseed/vegetable-oil based","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/abrakebabra"},{"chain":"Pizza Max","country":"IE","slug":"pizza-max","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":8.163,"menu_items_scored":183,"cooking_oil":"no frying oil stated; the chain's own ordering menu marks Chips 'Contains: Soya' and Onion Rings 'Contains: Wheat, Soya', which points to a soybean-containing vegetable frying oil; scored as soybean/vegetable oil (higher-PUFA-wins)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/pizza-max"},{"chain":"Camile Thai","country":"IE","slug":"camile-thai","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":8.237,"menu_items_scored":333,"cooking_oil":"unnamed vegetable oil for wok cooking and deep frying (the chain's allergen page says only that tofu is fried in new vegetable oil); coconut milk carries most of the fat in the curries. Not stated by the chain: estimated, rapeseed/sunflower type assumed","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/camile-thai"},{"chain":"Eskimo Pizza","country":"IE","slug":"eskimo-pizza","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":8.937,"menu_items_scored":182,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed by the chain; estimated as a generic vegetable frying oil (rapeseed/sunflower type) for the chips, chicken, battered sausages and sides, with garlic mayo and taco dips on a vegetable-oil mayo base. Eskimo publishes only an allergen table (April 2026) and its own ordering menu carries no nutrition","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/eskimo-pizza"},{"chain":"JD Wetherspoon","country":"IE","slug":"jd-wetherspoon","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":11.931,"menu_items_scored":257,"cooking_oil":"sunflower oil (fryer oil not named outright: the chain's own IE ingredient lines give its chips (\"Homefries\") as potatoes with sunflower oil, onion-ring batter as sunflower/rapeseed, and every fried row prints saturates at about 10% of fat, which fits sunflower and rules out palm; the chain's sourcing page requires any palm cooking oil to be RSPO-certified, a policy line, not a fryer statement). Rapeseed in mayonnaise, coleslaw, naan, pizza dough and bakes per the same ingredient lines","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/jd-wetherspoon"},{"chain":"Mizzoni's","country":"IE","slug":"mizzoni-s","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":11.935,"menu_items_scored":206,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed by the chain; estimated as a generic vegetable frying oil (rapeseed/sunflower type) for fries, wings, dippers and fried sides, with garlic and taco dips on a vegetable-oil mayo base. Mizzoni's publishes only an allergen list (as images) and its own ordering site shows no nutrition","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/mizzoni-s"},{"chain":"Papa John's","country":"IE","slug":"papa-john-s","grade":"F","risk":"Extreme Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":16.046,"menu_items_scored":57,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed by Papa John's Ireland (run by Supermac's); fried sides print 47.6% saturates (Potato Wedges), pointing to a palm-rich frying fat; garlic dip is rapeseed-type (7.4% saturates)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/ie/chains/papa-john-s"}]}